![]() ![]() " Mechanicsburg Man's Waffle House Memoir Becomes One Sweet Film". ^ "2015 Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award Winners Announced".Official Selection, Beloit International Film Festival 2016.Official Selection, Ojai Film Festival 2015.Official Selection, On Location: Memphis Film Festival 2015.Official Selection, Heartland Film Festival 2015.Official Selection, Macau International Movie Festival 2015.Official Selection, Cucalorus Film Festival 2015.Official Selection, People’s Choice Competition Biff Year ‘Round 2015.Official Selection, Closing Night Film, Tallgrass Film Festival 2015.Winner Screenwriter Award, Coronado Island Film Festival 2016.Winner Andretta Carpe Diem Award, Woodstock Film Festival 2015.Winner Audience Award Best Feature, Red Rock Film Festival 2015.Winner Best Narrative Feature, Hollywood Film Festival 2015.He is seen assisting his former Papa’s colleagues with financial planning and business start-up advice. After six months at Papa’s Chicken and Waffles, Adams returns to the finance industry, this time focusing on financial planning and wealth management. ![]() Overall, his time working at Papa’s offers Adams new insights both professionally and personally. Tensions build between Adams and his wife, Becky ( Julie Gonzalo), as he downgrades their house and cars to finance his goal. Adams soon sets his sights on owning the Papa’s franchise and works relentlessly to meet the 1000-hour minimum required. Collins becomes somewhat of a mentor for Adams, teaching him valuable life lessons about hard work and finance from a fresh perspective. Though many of his coworkers are ex-convicts, he begins to find unlikely friendships, especially with short-order cook Edward Collins ( Danny Glover). After several unsuccessful efforts applying to a variety of blue-collar jobs, Adams is hired as a graveyard shift server at Papa’s Chicken and Waffles, a local 24-hour diner chain (the restaurant was renamed in new versions of the book and in the film). Feeling a sense of guilt for his role in the financial crisis, Adams decides to find a more honest and gratifying job than his previous profession. In the aftermath of the 2008 market crash, James “Jimmy” Adams ( James Lafferty) gets laid off from his Wall Street hedge fund manager job. It initially released on September 24, 2015. It was named winner of Best Narrative Feature at the 2015 Hollywood Film Festival, the Audience Award Best Feature at the 2015 Red Rock Film Festival, and the Andretta Carpe Diem Award for Best Film at the 2015 Woodstock Film Festival. Waffle Street was filmed in Lehi, Utah in 2014, with most of the scenes being filmed in a local diner called One Man Band. The riches-to-rags story follows Adams’ journey of self-discovery and redemption after losing his job as vice president of a multi-billion dollar hedge fund and finding work as a server at a local 24-hour diner. It is a film adaptation of James Adams’ memoir of the same name, published by Sourced Media Books in 2010. The bacon in crisp, the eggs always seem to be cooked to perfection, and the pancakes are fluffy, what more do you need? If you are looking for a quick and tasty breakfast while out, drop into the One Man Band.ĭisjointed websites, looks like each diner can run their own but there isn’t a general site.Waffle Street is a 2015 American drama/ comedy film directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms and starring Danny Glover and James Lafferty. I rotate between pancakes, french toast, and just the bacon and eggs. One Man Band serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but truth be told, I have only ever eaten the breakfast at this diner, but with a breakfast this good I figure, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Triggers & Slips, Performing Live in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. I do understand that some people feel the need to be greeted or doted upon the second they walk into a place, I wonder if these are the same people that have brought about the invention of Team Mascots and T-Shirt launching guns at sporting events, hmmm… I may have to research this further… Looping live since 2001 - One man band entertainer Jon O merges raw acoustic guitar with. The idea feels a little gimmicky but I have to admit that at times it is kind of nice to not be bothered with a waiter/waitress, just time with family, friends and food. The idea is simple, one or two cooks, a bus boy/girl, seat yourself, flip through the menu and call your order in from the phone at your table, that’s it. The food is good, the decor is fun, and it usually isn’t as crowded as some of the larger chain restaurants. One Man Band has been a place my family has frequented since before I can remember. ![]()
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